Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Sigma
98 Overall Score
vs
Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm

Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm

Not available
30 Overall Score

Scores

Travel
Sigma
100
Not available
27
Street
Sigma
98
Not available
48
Budget
Sigma
97
Not available
29
Professional
Sigma
92
Not available
31
Macro
Sigma
92
Not available
15
Video Cinema
Sigma
86
Not available
35
Portrait
Sigma
85
Not available
46
Landscape
Sigma
77
Not available
18
Wildlife Sports
Sigma
77
Not available
31

Specifications

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DNNot available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm
Optics
Typezoom—
Focal Length Min18 mm58 mm
Focal Length Max50 mm58 mm
Elements13—
Groups10—
Aspherical Elements3★—
ED Elements1★—
CoatingSuper Multi-Layer Coating—
Aperture
Max Aperturef/2.8—
Min Aperturef/2.8—
Constant✓★—
Diaphragm Blades7★—
Build
MountSony E—
FormatAPS-C★—
Weather Sealed✓★—
Weight0.29 kg0.27 kg★
Filter Thread55 mm—
AF & Stabilization
AF Typestepping motor★—
Stabilization✗—
Focus
Min Focus Distance121 mm★—
Max Magnification1:2.8★—

Pros & Cons

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

  • Strong macro (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong af (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong build (86th percentile)86th %ile

Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm

  • Strong build (72nd percentile)
  • Strong aperture (66th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
  • Below average macro (14th percentile)14th %ile
  • Below average optical (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Pricing

Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm is $543 cheaper (21.1x less).

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN0.172score per dollar
vs
Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm1.093score per dollar

Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm offers 6.4x better value for money

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Newegg
$570
Amazon
$640
Best Buy
$644
Adorama
$659
Best Buy
$659

Not available Focus Electronics Focus Camera 58mm 2-Piece Wide and Tele 58mm

Amazon
$27

Verdict

★ Winner: Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN

Scores 98 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 9 of 21 specs.

Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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